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How to uninstall Avast Secure Browser from your PC

Avast Secure Browser is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Gen Digital Inc.. More information about Gen Digital Inc. can be found here. You can see more info on Avast Secure Browser at . Usually the Avast Secure Browser program is installed in the C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Avast Secure Browser by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Browser\AvastBrowserUninstall.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.57 MB (3738496 bytes) on disk and is labeled AvastBrowser.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Avast Secure Browser. They take 28.82 MB (30223856 bytes) on disk.

  • AvastBrowser.exe (3.57 MB)
  • AvastBrowserProtect.exe (1.61 MB)
  • browser_proxy.exe (1.08 MB)
  • browser_crash_reporter.exe (4.77 MB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.72 MB)
  • elevation_service.exe (2.10 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (1.34 MB)
  • setup.exe (5.29 MB)
  • engsup.exe (2.04 MB)
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The current web page applies to Avast Secure Browser version 133.0.29113.143 alone. Click on the links below for other Avast Secure Browser versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avast Secure Browser:
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application

The files below were left behind on your disk by Avast Secure Browser when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\133.0.29113.143.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\aswengineconnector.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\AvastBrowser.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\browser_crash_reporter.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\chrome_wer.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\config.def
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\dxcompiler.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\dxil.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Installer\secure.7z
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\af.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\ur.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\mimic.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\PrivacySandboxAttestationsPreloaded\privacy-sandbox-attestations.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\setup_helper_syslib.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\VisualElements\logo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\VisualElements\smalllogo.png
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\133.0.29113.143\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowser.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowser.VisualElementsManifest.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowserProtect.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\browser_proxy.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\initial_preferences
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Avast Secure Browser.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Avast Secure Browser.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Avast Secure Browser
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Avast Secure Browser

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowser.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\Application\AvastBrowser.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\AvastBrowserUninstall.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avast Software\Browser\AvastBrowserUninstall.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AvastSecureBrowserElevationService\ImagePath


A way to delete Avast Secure Browser from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avast Secure Browser is a program offered by the software company Gen Digital Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Avast Secure Browser is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Avast Secure Browser or simply click the Search field and type in "Avast Secure Browser". If it exists on your system the Avast Secure Browser program will be found very quickly. When you click Avast Secure Browser in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Avast Secure Browser, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Avast Secure Browser:





  • The web site of the application is: https://support.avast.com/product/avast_secure_browser/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Browser\AvastBrowserUninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avast Secure Browser.
Uninstall Avast Secure Browser


8. After removing Avast Secure Browser, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Avast Secure Browser that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Avast Secure Browser using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Avast Secure Browser by Gen Digital Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Avast Secure Browser by Gen Digital Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avast Secure Browser in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-03-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-03-24 21:18:33.003